Hamatora The Animation

Hamatora The Animation / ハマトラ THE ANIMATION

Genres: Action, Mystery, Super Power
Themes: Super Power
Studios: NAZ
Producers: AT-X, Avex Entertainment, DAX Production, DIVE II Entertainment, Movic, Shueisha, Sotsu, TV Tokyo
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.24 / 10
Rank: #3238
Popularity: #860
Users Listed: 312,741
Users Scored: 132,917
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/17/2024
Aired: January 8, 2014 – March 26, 2014 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: Mixed Media
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 12

Synopsis:

In a world where extraordinary abilities manifest as limited "Minimums," the detective agency Hamatora operates on the fringes of society. The core of the team is Duo, comprised of the perceptive Nice and the emotionally attuned Murasaki, who utilize their Minimum powers to solve cases from their unassuming headquarters in Cafe Nowhere. When a series of murders targeting fellow Minimum Holders emerges, the agency finds itself entangled in a complex investigation.

The victims' shared connection to Minimum abilities suggests a deliberate pattern, drawing Nice and Murasaki deeper into a shadowy conspiracy. As the investigation progresses, personal connections blur the lines between investigator and suspect, raising questions about the nature of power and the hidden links binding those with extraordinary gifts. The series explores themes of identity, responsibility, and the potential consequences of wielding exceptional abilities within a society grappling with their existence.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Egg of Columbus (Aired: 01/08/2014)
Episode 2: Beloved Bastard (Aired: 01/15/2014)
Episode 3: Those With and Those Without (Aired: 01/22/2014)
Episode 4: The Wandering Totem Pole (Aired: 01/29/2014)
Episode 5: Sweat, Muscles, and Me (Aired: 02/05/2014)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Murasaki (Main) - Voice Actors: Hatano, Wataru, Knauer, Tim, Wald, David
Nice (Main) - Voice Actors: Oosaka, Ryouta, Gibbs, Adam, Baehr, Patrick
Art (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kamiya, Hiroshi, Anzaldua, Leraldo, Kurbjuweit, Jan
Azusa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takao, Yuki, Duncan, Cara, Jakobeit, Giuliana
Birthday (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, Watanabe, Akeno, Shepard, Blake, Schwarz-Msesilamba, Asad
Chiyuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayami, Hollowell, Kasi, Jakobeit, Giuliana
Gasquet (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akimoto, Yousuke, Galindo, Luis, Müller, Andreas
Hajime (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katou, Emiri, Kelly, Christina
Hasuda, Arata (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mogami, Tsuguo, Hickman, Jay
Honey (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kitamura, Eri, McDonald, Margaret, Schmitz, Tanja
Koneko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Novotny, Nancy, Yasuno, Kiyono, Vural, Esra
Mao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Eguchi, Takuya, Yager, Mike
Master (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Atsushi, Masterson, Carl
Maykid, George (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Babin-Coy, Nelson
Misty (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuwatani, Natsuko, Barr, Katelyn
Momoka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Megumi, Mosier, Carli, Greitzke, Yvonne
Moral (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Patton, Chris, Ono, Yuuki, Spieß, Felix
Ratio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi, Love, Andrew, Klemm, Matti, Kobayashi, Sanae
Rei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohashi, Ayaka, Simmons, Juliet
Skill (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fuchigami, Mai, Coates, Kalin
Theo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayres, Greg, Okamoto, Nobuhiko, Petrick, Dirk
Three (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murase, Katsuki, Manley, George, Lochthove, Klaus
Torao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taniyama, Kishou, Laskowski, Mark
Toyosaki, Shinji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bickham, Clint, Hanae, Natsuki, Makino, Jan

Staff:

Beniya, Yoshikazu (Producer)
Kananiwa, Kozue (Producer)
Shimizu, Mika (Producer)
Takashino, Shuuichi (Producer)
Tanaka, Hiroyuki (Producer)
Kimura, Hiroshi (Director)
Kishi, Seiji (Director)
Itou, Fumio (Episode Director)
Nishimura, Taiki (Episode Director)
Suzuki, Shinichi (Episode Director, Animation Director)
Terasawa, Shinsuke (Episode Director)
Kumagai, Jun (Script, Series Composition)
Masuda, Toshihiko (Storyboard)
Shimazu, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
Takahashi, Takeo (Storyboard)
Hatano, Wataru (Theme Song Performance)
Ozaki, Yuuki (Theme Song Performance)
Yamashita, Yousuke (Theme Song Arrangement)
kz (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics)
Ayres, Christopher (ADR Director)
Hattori, Kenji (Animation Director)
Hiraoka, Toshisuke (Planning)
Inaba, Kouichi (Planning)
Itou, Eriko (Animation Director, Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
Kim, Dae-hun (Animation Director)
Kitajima, Yukinori (Original Creator)
Kodama, Yuuki (Original Character Design)
Kojima, Eri (Animation Director)
Kudou, Masayo (Associate Producer)
Kuno, Toshikazu (Director of Photography)
Ledford, John (Executive Producer)
Machida, Touko (Series Composition)
Mitsuwaka, Takayo (Animation Director)
Miyake, Yuuichirou (Animation Director)
Mori, Ryousuke (Associate Producer)
Nagayoshi, Kouki (Art Director)
Nakajima, Yoshiko (Animation Director)
Nanba, Hideyuki (Planning)
Ogo, Hirotsugu (Associate Producer)
Okada, Emiko (Color Design)
Sakamoto, Tatsunori (Animation Director)
Sasaki, Tokihiro (Animation Director)
Shinjuku, Gorou (Planning)
Tafu, Naohiro (Planning)
Takechi, Toshimitsu (Animation Director)
Takegami, Takao (Animation Director)
Taniyama, Kishou (Inserted Song Performance)
Tomizawa, Kayano (Animation Director)
Watanabe, Naoki (Planning)
Yamada, Noboru (Planning)

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for September (09/01/2015)
Q3 2015 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 9/17] (06/29/2015)
Q2 2015 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 5/30] (03/31/2015)
'Hamatora Project' Gets Movie and SD Anime Series (03/08/2015)
'Hamatora The Animation' 2nd Season to Air in Summer 2014 [Update 5/1] (04/04/2014)
News Briefs for Dec 23 - 29 (12/29/2013)
Winter 2014 Simulcast List [Update 2/8] (12/26/2013)
New Mixed-Media Project 'Hamatora' Announced (09/30/2013)

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